Senior Director, Manufacturing Technology Strategy

Senior Director, Manufacturing Technology Strategy

New York, NY, United States;
Sunnyvale, TX, United States

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods;

collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sports book and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes;

and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.

Fanatics Collectibles is a new company operating at the intersection of collectibles, culture, and technology. Backed by world-class investors, operators, and sports & entertainment partners, we are building the global leader in next‑generation collectibles. As part of the broader Fanatics ecosystem, we leverage a digital sports platform that spans over 900 sports properties and engages more than 81 million fans. Together, we are reimagining every part of the collectibles experience for fans, partners, and creators.

Serve as a subject matter expert in manufacturing scale, automation, robotics, and operational systems while helping leaders define the capabilities, operating models, decision‑making operating structures, and strategic priorities required to support future card production growth.

The role partners across Operations, Finance, Product, Supply Chain, Facilities, and Manufacturing Technology to identify capability gaps, guide strategic initiatives, develop scalable operating models, and provide expert review and feedback on major investments and improvement efforts.

Rather than owning day‑to‑day execution, this position helps ensure the organization is making sound decisions, building the right capabilities, and developing the foundation required for long‑term growth and card production.

As we continue to grow, the complexity of manufacturing operations, automation investments, capacity expansion, technology deployment, and cross‑functional coordination continues to increase.

Today, many strategic initiatives are owned by leaders whose primary responsibility is operating the business on a day‑to‑day basis. While these leaders possess deep expertise within their respective functions, limited time and competing operational priorities often make it difficult to step back and define the future‑state operating model, identify capability gaps, establish governance structures, and develop the long‑term plans required to support sustainable growth.

As a result, strategic initiatives are often evaluated independently, decisions can become reactive, ownership may be unclear, and critical organizational capabilities may not be developed before they are needed. This increases execution risk, slows decision‑making, creates inefficiencies across functions, and can lead to investments being made without a clear understanding of long‑term operational requirements.

This role provides dedicated expertise and organizational capacity focused on helping the business define where it is going, what capabilities are required to support that future, and what foundational work must be completed to achieve it. By partnering across Operations, Manufacturing Technology, Finance, Supply Chain, Product, and Executive Leadership, this position helps ensure the organization is building…